Toonhound - Heidi (2005)

   Based on the ever-popular children's' novel by Johanna Spyri, "Heidi" follows
    the adventures of an indomitable young girl, forced to move to her grandfather's
    hovel high up in the Swiss Alps, where she she surprises all by settling in to a
    firm friendship, not only with her somewhat grouchy relative, but also with a new
    friend Peter, the goat-herder. But alas, Heidi's scheming Aunt has other plans
    for her, and Heidi is dragged away to the city. Here she befriends Clara who
    is wheelchair-bound, and through their friendship, Clara gains the courage to
    walk again. Needless to say, Auntie's plans crumble around her, and it all ends
    happily ever after for our heroine...

    Since it was first published in 1880, "Heidi" has sold more than 100million
    copies around the world, in 50 different languages, and there have been
    numerous live-action and animated adaptations. Telemagination's version
    was made for $4.5m and is their very first foray into feature animation.
    Previous tv credits have included those ever-popular Telebugs, and the
    EBU-funded series 'Noah's Island' and The Animals of Farthing Wood.

    The film is a hand-drawn 2D affair directed by Telemagination's Alan Simpson,
    whose director credits include the third series of 'Farthing Wood' and the
    Bafta-nominated and Annecy-winning Christmas special 'The Last Polar Bear'.
    In this version, Christopher Plummer voices Heidi's cantankerous Grandfather.

    In the UK, "Heidi" was released straight to video/DVD on 26th September 2005.
    But our European neighbours have been more fortunate. A German cinema
    release has been scheduled for December 2005...

       Heidi's friend Clara

     Heidi on DVD

    Heidi
                Region 2 / Metrodome / Sept 2005

     director:      Alan Simpson
    producer:     Dominique Christina Neudecker
    voices:       Christopher Plummer (Grandfather)
                      Tajja Isen (Heidi)

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			Heidi (2005) producers: TV-Loonland / Telemagination / Nelvana animation: 2D animation run time: 77 mins
		Based on the ever-popular children's' novel by Johanna Spyri, "Heidi" follows the adventures of an indomitable young girl, forced to move to her grandfather's hovel high up in the Swiss Alps, where she she surprises all by settling in to a firm friendship, not only with her somewhat grouchy relative, but also with a new friend Peter, the goat-herder. But alas, Heidi's scheming Aunt has other plans for her, and Heidi is dragged away to the city. Here she befriends Clara who is wheelchair-bound, and through their friendship, Clara gains the courage to walk again. Needless to say, Auntie's plans crumble around her, and it all ends happily ever after for our heroine... Since it was first published in 1880, "Heidi" has sold more than 100million copies around the world, in 50 different languages, and there have been numerous live-action and animated adaptations. Telemagination's version was made for $4.5m and is their very first foray into feature animation. Previous tv credits have included those ever-popular Telebugs, and the EBU-funded series 'Noah's Island' and The Animals of Farthing Wood. The film is a hand-drawn 2D affair directed by Telemagination's Alan Simpson, whose director credits include the third series of 'Farthing Wood' and the Bafta-nominated and Annecy-winning Christmas special 'The Last Polar Bear'. In this version, Christopher Plummer voices Heidi's cantankerous Grandfather. In the UK, "Heidi" was released straight to video/DVD on 26th September 2005. But our European neighbours have been more fortunate. A German cinema release has been scheduled for December 2005... Heidi on DVD Heidi Region 2 / Metrodome / Sept 2005 director: Alan Simpson producer: Dominique Christina Neudecker voices: Christopher Plummer (Grandfather) Tajja Isen (Heidi) On the web Telemagination The official studio site, with info on all of their productions... TV-Loonland Telemagination are actually owned by TV-Loonland, and "Heidi" is listed here, together with the rest of their programming catalogue... index » previous » next »

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